Recovery Quick-Start Guide — Printable Version

Read the Newcomer packet as soon as possible.
Make your recovery your top priority.
Make a commitment to attend at least 6 meetings during the next 2 weeks.
Find a sponsor or temporary sponsor as soon as possible (A sponsor is someone who guides you through the 12 Steps).
Begin to work the Steps.
Get in the habit of calling your points of contact every day. Calling other members of the fellowship will benefit you as well as them. Calls are supportive of your recovery and are welcomed by other members of the group.
Put the same amount of effort into your recovery as you did acting out.
Your addiction never takes a day off. Your recovery shouldn't, either.

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